2005 Irish Astronomy Astronomer of the Year

Martin BIG BIG congrats and a well deserved award!!!
I would just like to thank you again for getting me into astronomy 2years ago and you were the one who encouraged me to get a scope/camera and to actually be out there on them long winter nights. I look so forward to the furture to when i am able to know the sky off my heart and name comet/messiar and object as i am going to stick to this hobbie and nothing is going to get in my road, i really want to end up somewhere in the furtue where you are now

Thanks Conor

My goodness we have obtained some priceless memories and seen some amazing things these last 2 years. All those meteor watches, Aurorae, fireballs, lightning, imaging, Comets Neat and Machholz , T7 refurbishment and countless all night sessions even when there was no big events happening. These were all fond memories

There will be plenty more to come and i know that you will be getting into imaging in a big way in the future with GO-TOs and CCDs, all sky cams etc. I look forward to the results! * Take good care of C1, i have never seen should a good quality scope of that size before.

I have a good feeling about this year!

Clear skies

Congratulations Martin, well done!

Thanks Seannie

Congratulations Martin for receiving the IFAS astronomer of the year award for 2005. Your tireless observing and dedication to astronomy is well known and this award is a great way of encouraging dedicated astronomers every year.

Congratulations and Dark Skies for 2006


Mark Stronge
EAAS Chairman

Thanks very much Mark for that as well as your help and support!

Clear skies!